Normativity and Empirical Research in Theology (Hardcover)

Johannes A. Ven, Michael Scherer-Rath

Series: Empirical Studies in Theology, 10

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The idea for this volume originates from the first meeting of the
International Society of Empirical Research in Theology (ISERT) in
2002 at the Radboud University Nijmegen. In this volume,
researchers and academics from South Africa, Great Britain,
Switzerland, Germany and the Netherlands debate about the
fundamental question of the role of theological normativity in
empirical research in theological fields. In fourteen contributions
this book would like to illuminate the significance of this central
topic for the discipline of practical theology.
The first part of the book provides a discussion about the
empirical character of practical theology and the consequences for
scientific research in theological fields. The second part deals
with the normative implications of empirical research. It is shown
with the help of concrete research projects that empirical research
is possible in practical theology and that theology works
normatively in empirical research.